Thursday, October 24, 2013

High medal target for shooters

NSC
director general Datuk Zolkples Embong showing the national shooters
how it's done at the launch of the NSC Cup Air Gun Shooting
Championships at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex Gymnasium 3.

KUALA LUMPUR: National Sports Council (NSC)
director general Datuk Zolkples Embong wants to see Malaysian shooters
on the winners’ podium every time they compete.
And that’s why the NSC, he said, aims to support national athletes “as much as we can with high level facilities”.

Zolkples said this at the launch of the NSC Cup Air Gun Shooting
Championships at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex Gymnasium 3 shooting
range on Wednesday.

This is the first competitive tournament to be held at the venue and
86 local shooters – both men and women – will be taking part. The
three-day meet begins Thursday.

“The championships will help the Malaysian shooters to compete constantly and continue to improve,” he said.

Expectations are high on the national shooters to gun down gold medals at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar in December.

The 14 national shooters, who will be led by team manager and former
Olympian Datuk Sabiamad Abdul Ahad, can expect to come under immense
pressure.

Twenty-nine-year-old Joseline Cheah, who is on a great run of form,
is looking to go for gold in Myanmar so as to justify her selection to
the national team.

Olympian Nur Suryani is also looking to shine in Myanmar.

“We have experienced shooters going to Myanmar. This new shooting
range, which is a great investment and equipped with new technology, is
certain to generate great interest from the younger generation and
improve Malaysia’s chances of winning more gold medals,” said an excited
Zolkples.